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Soon after news broke last month that his father organized bounties in the NFL, Virginia Tech linebacker Chase Williams, through the school’s sports information office, said he would not grant any interviews during spring practice. No matter that Williams, a redshirt sophomore, is a legitimate story in his own right. With Tariq Edwards sidelined by a leg injury and Telvion Clark dismissed from the program, this spring is his opportunity to impress coaches. But Williams knew that no reporter worth his blog URL could resist asking about his father, Gregg, who is suspended indefinitely from the NFL for his leading role in the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Gregg Williams was the...

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Soon after news broke last month that his father organized bounties in the NFL, Virginia Tech linebacker Chase Williams, through the school’s sports information office, said he would not grant any interviews during spring practice.
No matter that...

Other than a sunburned nose and bald spot – my dear, sweet, late mother always lectured me about sunscreen and a hat – I’m not sure how much I gained from Virginia Tech’s second open scrimmage of the spring practice season Saturday.
But here are a few...

In Tom O’Brien’s six seasons as Virginia’s offensive coordinator, 1991-96, the Cavaliers never ranked below 38th nationally in scoring. Their high was 12th, in 1992, their average 26th.
Steve Fairchild’s none-too-easy job: returning Virginia’s offense to...

When Sonny Lubick landed his first Division I-A head-coaching job, at Colorado State in 1993, then-Western Athletic Conference rival San Diego State was a natural place to search for assistants to run the offense.
First with Dan McGwire at quarterback...

New Bears coach John Fox returned to Chicago on Friday, wasting no time putting his coaching staff together. Before he's scheduled to be introduced at 11 a.m. Monday at Halas Hall, Fox began looking for coordinators with the same urgency general manager...

The Show Me State . . . just did.
It was misery in Missouri on Sunday for the teams in last season's Super Bowl. Seattle lost at Kansas City, and Denver fell at St. Louis.
The Chiefs moved into a two-way tie for first in the AFC West by virtue of...

Last week in parentheses.
1. Patriots 8-2 (1): Subpar game for Tom Brady and they still find a way to hang 42 points on Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. That is clicking.
2. Cardinals 9-1 (2): Bruce Arians is paying attention to playoff ramifications. You...

Last week in parentheses.
1. Patriots 7-2 (2): Manhandling of Broncos could have implications in January and help gain home-field advantage in playoffs.
2. Cardinals 7-1 (3): They own the best record in the NFC in November for the first time since...

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan dislike each other so much that the team may part with at least one of them after the season, according to CBS Sports.
Payton and Ryan have had several spirited discussions on the...

Last week in parentheses.
1. Seahawks 3-1 (1): Won for the ninth consecutive time on "Monday Night Football" at Washington but offensive line really struggled.
2. Broncos 3-1 (2): Running game becomes a bit of a question with groin injury...

Have the Bears thought about playing Shea McClellin at linebacker? He played it in college and he isn't making an impact at end. Obviously, there is a need there and the Bears could plug someone else in who would be effective at end. Maybe he would make a...